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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 876 · 40 questions
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How to say it (One beat for each vowel sound): Say the word slowly and clap once for each beat: el – e – phant = 3. Count vowel SOUNDS, not vowel letters: “school” has one sound (oo) = 1 beat. Do not add beats: film = 1, school = 1, asked = 1.

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  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) geography (c) happy
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) grandmother (c) paper
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) umbrella (c) invitation
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) grandmother (c) world
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) refrigerator (c) watermelon
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) wonderful (c) bright
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) refrigerator (c) stretch
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. geography
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. paper
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. girl
  14. 1
  15. understanding
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. refrigerator
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 4
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. wonderful
  37. 3
  38. stretch
  39. 2
  40. 2

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